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H. GIESSEL. WATER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.14. |919.

1,386,699, .Pantemug 9,1m.

UNET STATES HENRY GIESSEL, OF

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CHICAGO, LLNOS.

WATER-COOLER.

Application led April 14,

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, l-lnNnv Giessen, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of-Cook and State or". Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Water Coolers, of whichthe following is a specilication.

Thisv invention relates to improvements in water coolers, and has Yforits object to provide a new and improved form of water cooler of unusualstrength and especially adapted'for use and location on locomotives orlocomotive tenders, where it has been impractical to provide watercoolers in the past, owing to their exposure to impact, so that theiiremen and engineers have been forced to rely upon jugs and otherunsanitary containers for their drinking water.

Another object of the invention is to provide a water cooler in whichthe water container is entirely separate from the icecontainer, therebypreventing danger of the melted ice commingling with the drinking water.

Still another object ot the invention is to provide a valved outlet solocated and protected as to be free from danger of breaking or bending.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a drainpassage for the eX- cess of water, and also to provide an outlet for theexcess of water from the melting of the cooling ice.

These and other objects otl the invention will be more fully set forthin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectionthrough the cooler taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2, save that the outletfaucet is shown in elevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan vie-w of my cooler;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the method or' attaching the cooler to alocomotive tender, or the like; and

Fig. 4 is a detail section taken along the line 4 4: of Fig. 2.

Like numerals refer to like elements throughout the drawings, in which-10 designates, generally, the cooler easing, comprising an innercylindrical wall 10a and an outer wall 10b spaced apart from the innerwall to provide space for insulating material, such Aas cork, indicatedby numeral 11. The outer wall is horizontally corrugated to provideadded strength, and to eoaet with the inner wall to maintain; the

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Aue'. 9, 1221.

1919. Serial No. 290,043.

insulating material. in proper position by pressing it against the innerwall, as will be obvious. rllhe casing l0 is constructed with theinwardly curved portion 12 torming a wall, towhich is secured along itssides, at 12a, the strip 12c forming' a continuation of the casinginnerwvall. as seen in Fig. 2. rlhis strip l2c constitutes with the wall12 an ice container. A supplemental strip 13 is located, as shown indotted lines in ig. 2, extending between one side of the wall and thestrip 12C, to provide an overflow passage Aliaving an outlet at thebottom 14R. lt will thus be seen that the wall 12 together with theremainder of the inner wall 10a constitute the wall of the watercompartment, while the wall with the strip 12e constitute the icecompartment.

The strip or plate 13 is provided with a slot or aperture 13a at itsupper portion, and the wall 12 is provided with a slot o1' aperture1,2(1 furnishing communication between the water compartment and theout` let passage 14, the said aperture being located slightlv higherthan the aperture 13a, so that there no danger oit the overflow otmelted ice 'flowing into the water compartment. v

i lid 16 is provided, which is apertured at 1G and slightly down-turned,as indicated by fiunieral 16D., and r minding said aperture. rlhisaperture is of substantially the same arca as the cross section of theice compartment, the flange 1Gb being located around the upper insideedge of the ice compartment, as shown in Fig. l. This lid is hinged at16C to permit of pivotal movement, and is further concaved or depressedfrom 'its outer periphery toward the aperture 16a, the purpose oie thisconstruction being to permit dumping of the ice for cooling directlyupon the lid, whereupon it will slip, owing to the eoncavity, down intothe aperture 16a, and into the ice compartment. lWhen it is desired tofill the water compartment the lid is swung` upwardly by engaging theknob or handle 16d, but when in the position shown in Fig. 1 this lidcovers and protects the water compartment, so that ice, or water oimelted ice, will not leak into such water container when lilling the icecompartment. An insulated cover 18 lits on and covers the entire casing10, this cover being insulated by cork 18, or the like, and 'providedwith a handle 18h.

or pocket d-see Figs. l and 2-and inv this pocket is provided the faucet20, of conventional type. This faucet is provided with a lever a,normally held in closing position. This faucet communicates, through atube 2Gb, with the interior of the water compartment. It will be obviousthat by locating the faucet within the pocket 10d it is protected fromimpact, as is advisable in a cooler intended to be located in thelocomotive cab or on the tender, where dropping or use of the iremensimplements might result in damage to the cooler.

As stated in the preamble, it has been impractical and inadvisable toprovide al cooler for locomotive use or in Vbaggage cars, owing to the-fact that it is exposed to impact and rough usage, but with mycorrugated construction and protected faucet the cooler will withstandsuch usage and ordinary im-l pacts, at the same time providing cooledwater and a sanitary container, and such cooler is meeting with greatfavor in actual use.

In Fig. 3 I have shown one method of locating and attaching the cooler,which is provided' with an engagingbraclret 25 engaging a suitable lug26 carried upon a bracket 27, in turn secured to a hanger 28 on thefront of the locomotive tender, where it is readily accessible to thefiremen andl engineers.

It will be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of modification andvimprovements.; and I do notl therefore desire to be restricted to tlieform shown and described, save as defined in the appended claims.

I claim :M

l. A Water cooler comprising an external casing, said cooler beingprovidedy with an ice compartment and a water compartment, a covermember for-both of said compartments, and a removable cover member forsaid water compartment, said last-mentioned cover member being providedwith aniceilling aperture.

2. A water cooler comprising an external casing, said cooler beingprovided with an ice compartment and a water compartment, and a covermember for said water compartment, said cover member being apertured topermit filling of said ice compartment and being concaved about saidaperture to insure delivery of ice into said ice compartment.

3. A. water cooler comprising a Ycasing provided with an ice compartmentand a water compartmenufsaid coolerbeing further provided witl'i anoutletpassage located between said compartments, each of saidcompartments being provided withI overflow communications with saidoutlet passage. p

4L. water cooler comprising a casing provided with an ice compartmentand a water compartment, said cooler beingfurther provided with ranvoutlet passage located between said compartments, each olfl saidcompartments being provided with overflow Vcommunieations with saidoutlet passage,

the outlet communication of said icecompartment being located lower thanvsaid,

water compartment communication. v ,A

In testimony whereof, I. have subscribed my name. i

j .HENRY GiitssnL. j

